Ben Shelton
ATP · World No. 5 · USA · Left-handed, two-handed backhand · 193 cm · 88 kg
Turned pro 2022 · Coach: Bryan Shelton
At a glance
Elo
1764
Hard Elo
1697
Clay Elo
1516
Grass Elo
1576
Last 52w win%
52%
Last 10
7-3
Tiebreak win%
49%
Deciding-set win%
68%
Serve & return profile
Serve-dominant: holds comfortably and leans on the serve game. Hard to break.
Serve / return map
vs 472 tour pros
Strengths vs tour
Career percentile · tick = tour median
Serve points won69%98th
Return points won34%4th
Ace rate11.2%91th
Double-fault discipline3.8%42th
Break points saved69%99th
Break points won41%46th
Serve anatomy
1st serve in67%
1st serve won75%
2nd serve won55%
Surface splits
Serve & return points won, break-point save & conversion, and ace rate, broken out by surface. Win% is heat-shaded against a 50% baseline. Toggle the window: career, last 52 weeks, or this season.
| Surface | M | W-L | Win% | Serve% | Return% | Ace% | BP Sv% | BP Cv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 93 | 65-28 | 70% | 69% | 34% | 11.2% | 69% | 41% |
| Hard | 78 | 55-23 | 71% | 69% | 34% | 11.4% | 69% | 42% |
| Clay | 8 | 4-4 | 50% | 67% | 35% | 7.4% | 63% | 43% |
| Grass | 7 | 6-1 | 86% | 72% | 30% | 13.5% | 77% | 30% |
Recent matches
| Date | Tournament | Surf | Odds | R | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | Terra Wortmann Open - Halle · ATP 500 | Grass | — | L | Taylor Fritz | 6-7(5) 7-6(8) 7-6(3) |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Terra Wortmann Open - Halle · ATP 500 | Grass | 1.26 | W | Ethan Quinn | 6-4 5-7 6-4 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Terra Wortmann Open - Halle · ATP 500 | Grass | 1.32 | W | Lorenzo Sonego | 7-5 6-3 |
| Jun 14, 2026 | Boss Open - Stuttgart · ATP 250 | Grass | 1.89 | W | Taylor Fritz | 6-4 2-6 6-4 |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Boss Open - Stuttgart · ATP 250 | Grass | 1.76 | W | Jiri Lehecka | 6-7(4) 7-6(14) 7-6(6) |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Boss Open - Stuttgart · ATP 250 | Grass | 1.28 | W | Sho Shimabukuro | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Boss Open - Stuttgart · ATP 250 | Grass | 1.28 | W | Marcos Giron | 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(5) |
| May 28, 2026 | French Open - Paris · Grand Slam | Clay | 1.60 | L | Raphael Collignon | 6-4 7-5 6-4 |
| May 25, 2026 | French Open - Paris · Grand Slam | Clay | — | W | Daniel Merida Aguilar | 6-3 6-3 6-4 |
| May 19, 2026 | Hamburg Open - Hamburg · ATP 500 | Clay | 1.25 | L | Daniel Altmaier | 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 |
| May 18, 2026 | Hamburg Open - Hamburg · ATP 500 | Clay | — | W | Marcos Giron | 6-3 4-6 7-6(3) |
| May 9, 2026 | Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome · ATP Masters 1000 | Clay | 1.27 | L | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Nitto ATP Finals - Turin · Finals | Hard | 9.70 | L | Jannik Sinner | 6-3 7-6(3) |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Nitto ATP Finals - Turin · Finals | Hard | — | L | Felix Auger Aliassime | 4-6 7-6(7) 7-5 |
| Nov 9, 2025 | Nitto ATP Finals - Turin · Finals | Hard | 2.30 | L | Alexander Zverev | 6-3 7-6(6) |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Rolex Paris Masters - Paris · ATP Masters 1000 | Hard | — | L | Jannik Sinner | 6-3 6-3 |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Rolex Paris Masters - Paris · ATP Masters 1000 | Hard | 1.83 | W | Andrey Rublev | 7-6(6) 6-3 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Rolex Paris Masters - Paris · ATP Masters 1000 | Hard | 1.70 | W | Flavio Cobolli | 7-6(4) 6-3 |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Swiss Indoors Basel - Basel · ATP 500 | Hard | 1.44 | L | Jaume Antoni Munar Clar | 6-3 6-4 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Swiss Indoors Basel - Basel · ATP 500 | Hard | — | W | Kamil Majchrzak | 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(7) |